The impact of narratives and active video games on long-term moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A randomized controlled trial protocol

Although physical activity (PA) has been shown in helping prevent and treat obesity, current PA interventions are still not effective in ameliorating the obesity epidemic. Additional forms of PA need to be investigated to improve PA engagement and outcomes. We hypothesize that pairing a narrative (i.e., story) with an active video game (AVG), a less traditional form of PA, will increase participant engagement in PA. This paper presents the rationale, implementation, and pilot results of a study assessing the effect of narrative's impact on PA and a series of other health outcomes.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - July 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Dar Alon, Caio Sousa, Romina Cabrera-Perez, Austin Fernandez, Kelly Lee, Aika Misawa, Kyung Jin Sun, Tom Baranowski, Tiago V. Barreira, Kelly Chiu, Amy Fleischman, Shirley Huang, Jungyun Hwang, Melanie C. Green, I. Min Lee, Sarah Lessard, Lynne L. Levitsk Source Type: research